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How to Create Kali Linux Image in QCOW2 format for OpenStack?

If you ever wanted to try Kali Linux in OpenStack, then you have landed on the right page. In this tutorial, I’ll show how to create a Kali Linux image in qcow2 format for OpenStack Mitaka. Kali Linux is one of the most advanced penetration testing distribution developed by Offensive security which is based on Debian and comes loaded with security analyzing and forensic tools. For one of my security project, I thought of trying Kali Linux on OpenStack – where I need an image in QCOW2 format. So here’s how I created one.

Prerequisites:

Before we create an image in QCOW2 format, let us install dependent libraries and commands.